diff --git a/.github/workflows/cabal.yml b/.github/workflows/cabal.yml
index 8a612684..0b67ed68 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cabal.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cabal.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         # Cloud Haskell tests using the QUIC backend are quite flaky, but in CI only.
         # Therefore, the 'quic' flag is normally enabled locally, but disabled in CI.
-        cabal configure --test-show-details=direct --flags "-quic"
+        cabal configure --test-show-details=direct
         cabal freeze --minimize-conflict-set
         cat cabal.project.freeze
 
diff --git a/packages/distributed-process-tests/tests/runQUIC.hs b/packages/distributed-process-tests/tests/runQUIC.hs
index bc85e7ca..d11cbe97 100644
--- a/packages/distributed-process-tests/tests/runQUIC.hs
+++ b/packages/distributed-process-tests/tests/runQUIC.hs
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ mkQUICTransport = do
                   serviceName = "0",
                   credentials = creds :| [],
                   -- credentials are self-signed, and therefore cannot be validated
-                  validateCredentials = False
+                  validateCredentials = False,
+                  socketOptions = []
                 }
             )